I was cleaning caulk with bleach, but didnt' realize it would stain as a result of bleach. Does anyone know a way to turn it white again?
2006-08-06 11:39:44 · 7 answers · asked by red8kitty 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Pine Sol should work. Or use more bleach?
Guess we can tell who's the guy in this group.
BTW, I've never heard of anything turning yellow from bleach.
2006-08-06 11:46:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the second time in a week for this question.
I'm so sorry that you used bleach to clean caulk. Plain water would have sufficed.
It does appear that a chemical reaction has occurred.
Ordinarily I would not suspect that bleach alone may have caused this. I suspect that the bleach interacting with the caulk may be the culprit.
If you have a scrap of the material, test it with bleach alone. If no reaction, try caulk and then bleach. It may tell you something.
If it is a chemical reaction, I cannot think of anything to restore the white color.
The only other cause that I can think of may be that along the seams, if that is where you were cleaning caulk, the bleach may have interacted with the adhesive that may have bled through from contact with the bleach.
If this is the case, contact a flooring store and describe the issue. There is a solvent for the adhesive that is used for installation. It is harmless to vinyl but cleans the adhesive. I don't know if it will work but you can try.
Do not speak to a commission salesman. They're there to sell.
Speak to someone in mgt. or the installation dept.
If you know the brand, and the style name or number, you might contact the manufacturer. They may have a solution.
2006-08-06 12:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to tell you, yet i've got no longer stumbled on something that works to eliminate that stain to boot putting down new vinyl floors! there is a few thing in the backing that reacts chemically with some thing in the vinyl.
2016-10-01 13:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by bhuwan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry this is not a fix, but instead a comment:
Vinyl Flooring, will and does, yellow over time.
Is there a chance, the staining, is not from the Bleach, but from time itself?
2006-08-06 12:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Excel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a home improvement store and get a vinyl floor stripper, and a good wax, that should do it
2006-08-06 11:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it 1 or 2 isolated tiles? replace them...easiest thing to do!
2006-08-06 12:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by sweet ivy lyn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try peroxide.
2006-08-06 11:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋